Mental health issues the ‘second wave’ of pandemic A new report suggests many Australians are struggling with isolation and stress due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Victoria first state to adopt mandatory prescription monitoring From 1 April, all prescribers in the state will be required to view patients’ prescription histories.
How do we practice self-care in the time of coronavirus? It can be easier for GPs to dispense advice about self-care than to take it themselves, Dr Amy Litras writes.
Taking time out as a GP A life in general practice requires a lot of commitment, but how often do you commit time to yourself?
Junior doctors working unsafe hours to ‘earn their stripes’ New research highlights the need for workplace improvements to help protect junior doctors’ health and wellbeing.
Potential rebate increase for rural general practice A new plan could see certain Medicare rebates more than double for doctors formally recognised as ‘rural generalists’.
Pharmacy-led study promotes minor ailments scheme The initiative would see some people transferred from GPs to community pharmacies as early as next year.
Overworked junior doctors worried they will harm patients A survey of junior doctors working in hospitals found nearly two-thirds fear making a clinical error due to exhaustion, sparking renewed calls for cultural change.
‘Medicine should have no place for gender bias or discrimination’ Two female GPs in leadership roles discuss why recent negative comments on women in medicine are harmful and should be soundly rejected by the profession.
Senior doctor’s comments raise workplace culture concerns A senior obstetrician’s views on women in the workforce have sparked calls for cultural change within the medical profession.